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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 62. <br></br> Medical decisions at the reconsideration level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<tr>
<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<tr>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     103,679</td>
<td class="r data">      12,920</td>
<td class="r data">    12.5</td>
<td class="r data">      49,326</td>
<td class="r data">       6,747</td>
<td class="r data">    13.7</td>
<td class="r data">      54,353</td>
<td class="r data">       6,173</td>
<td class="r data">    11.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     121,995</td>
<td class="r data">      14,572</td>
<td class="r data">    11.9</td>
<td class="r data">      58,877</td>
<td class="r data">       7,764</td>
<td class="r data">    13.2</td>
<td class="r data">      63,118</td>
<td class="r data">       6,808</td>
<td class="r data">    10.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     137,436</td>
<td class="r data">      14,392</td>
<td class="r data">    10.5</td>
<td class="r data">      66,409</td>
<td class="r data">       7,770</td>
<td class="r data">    11.7</td>
<td class="r data">      71,027</td>
<td class="r data">       6,622</td>
<td class="r data">     9.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     145,136</td>
<td class="r data">      15,203</td>
<td class="r data">    10.5</td>
<td class="r data">      70,343</td>
<td class="r data">       8,282</td>
<td class="r data">    11.8</td>
<td class="r data">      74,793</td>
<td class="r data">       6,921</td>
<td class="r data">     9.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     145,074</td>
<td class="r data">      14,619</td>
<td class="r data">    10.1</td>
<td class="r data">      70,611</td>
<td class="r data">       7,927</td>
<td class="r data">    11.2</td>
<td class="r data">      74,463</td>
<td class="r data">       6,692</td>
<td class="r data">     9.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     146,528</td>
<td class="r data">      13,679</td>
<td class="r data">     9.3</td>
<td class="r data">      73,268</td>
<td class="r data">       7,466</td>
<td class="r data">    10.2</td>
<td class="r data">      73,260</td>
<td class="r data">       6,213</td>
<td class="r data">     8.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     141,231</td>
<td class="r data">      13,783</td>
<td class="r data">     9.8</td>
<td class="r data">      73,042</td>
<td class="r data">       7,828</td>
<td class="r data">    10.7</td>
<td class="r data">      68,189</td>
<td class="r data">       5,955</td>
<td class="r data">     8.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     124,913</td>
<td class="r data">      13,096</td>
<td class="r data">    10.5</td>
<td class="r data">      66,586</td>
<td class="r data">       7,577</td>
<td class="r data">    11.4</td>
<td class="r data">      58,327</td>
<td class="r data">       5,519</td>
<td class="r data">     9.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     113,271</td>
<td class="r data">      11,767</td>
<td class="r data">    10.4</td>
<td class="r data">      60,440</td>
<td class="r data">       6,932</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
<td class="r data">      52,831</td>
<td class="r data">       4,835</td>
<td class="r data">     9.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      85,712</td>
<td class="r data">       8,012</td>
<td class="r data">     9.3</td>
<td class="r data">      45,922</td>
<td class="r data">       4,805</td>
<td class="r data">    10.5</td>
<td class="r data">      39,790</td>
<td class="r data">       3,207</td>
<td class="r data">     8.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     100,152</td>
<td class="r data">      12,459</td>
<td class="r data">    12.4</td>
<td class="r data">      47,846</td>
<td class="r data">       6,549</td>
<td class="r data">    13.7</td>
<td class="r data">      52,306</td>
<td class="r data">       5,910</td>
<td class="r data">    11.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     117,973</td>
<td class="r data">      14,053</td>
<td class="r data">    11.9</td>
<td class="r data">      57,247</td>
<td class="r data">       7,572</td>
<td class="r data">    13.2</td>
<td class="r data">      60,726</td>
<td class="r data">       6,481</td>
<td class="r data">    10.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     133,295</td>
<td class="r data">      13,931</td>
<td class="r data">    10.5</td>
<td class="r data">      64,843</td>
<td class="r data">       7,585</td>
<td class="r data">    11.7</td>
<td class="r data">      68,452</td>
<td class="r data">       6,346</td>
<td class="r data">     9.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     140,740</td>
<td class="r data">      14,720</td>
<td class="r data">    10.5</td>
<td class="r data">      68,565</td>
<td class="r data">       8,069</td>
<td class="r data">    11.8</td>
<td class="r data">      72,175</td>
<td class="r data">       6,651</td>
<td class="r data">     9.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     140,589</td>
<td class="r data">      14,153</td>
<td class="r data">    10.1</td>
<td class="r data">      68,834</td>
<td class="r data">       7,751</td>
<td class="r data">    11.3</td>
<td class="r data">      71,755</td>
<td class="r data">       6,402</td>
<td class="r data">     8.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     141,974</td>
<td class="r data">      13,226</td>
<td class="r data">     9.3</td>
<td class="r data">      71,473</td>
<td class="r data">       7,294</td>
<td class="r data">    10.2</td>
<td class="r data">      70,501</td>
<td class="r data">       5,932</td>
<td class="r data">     8.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     136,915</td>
<td class="r data">      13,336</td>
<td class="r data">     9.7</td>
<td class="r data">      71,327</td>
<td class="r data">       7,650</td>
<td class="r data">    10.7</td>
<td class="r data">      65,588</td>
<td class="r data">       5,686</td>
<td class="r data">     8.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     121,235</td>
<td class="r data">      12,680</td>
<td class="r data">    10.5</td>
<td class="r data">      65,095</td>
<td class="r data">       7,404</td>
<td class="r data">    11.4</td>
<td class="r data">      56,140</td>
<td class="r data">       5,276</td>
<td class="r data">     9.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     110,022</td>
<td class="r data">      11,472</td>
<td class="r data">    10.4</td>
<td class="r data">      59,136</td>
<td class="r data">       6,802</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
<td class="r data">      50,886</td>
<td class="r data">       4,670</td>
<td class="r data">     9.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      83,343</td>
<td class="r data">       7,797</td>
<td class="r data">     9.4</td>
<td class="r data">      44,934</td>
<td class="r data">       4,706</td>
<td class="r data">    10.5</td>
<td class="r data">      38,409</td>
<td class="r data">       3,091</td>
<td class="r data">     8.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       3,368</td>
<td class="r data">         449</td>
<td class="r data">    13.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,382</td>
<td class="r data">         190</td>
<td class="r data">    13.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,986</td>
<td class="r data">         259</td>
<td class="r data">    13.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       3,815</td>
<td class="r data">         506</td>
<td class="r data">    13.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,526</td>
<td class="r data">         185</td>
<td class="r data">    12.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,289</td>
<td class="r data">         321</td>
<td class="r data">    14.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       3,951</td>
<td class="r data">         454</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,476</td>
<td class="r data">         181</td>
<td class="r data">    12.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,475</td>
<td class="r data">         273</td>
<td class="r data">    11.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       4,189</td>
<td class="r data">         470</td>
<td class="r data">    11.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,658</td>
<td class="r data">         204</td>
<td class="r data">    12.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,531</td>
<td class="r data">         266</td>
<td class="r data">    10.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       4,279</td>
<td class="r data">         454</td>
<td class="r data">    10.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,664</td>
<td class="r data">         172</td>
<td class="r data">    10.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,615</td>
<td class="r data">         282</td>
<td class="r data">    10.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       4,347</td>
<td class="r data">         442</td>
<td class="r data">    10.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,701</td>
<td class="r data">         170</td>
<td class="r data">    10.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,646</td>
<td class="r data">         272</td>
<td class="r data">    10.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       4,133</td>
<td class="r data">         432</td>
<td class="r data">    10.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,621</td>
<td class="r data">         169</td>
<td class="r data">    10.4</td>
<td class="r data">       2,512</td>
<td class="r data">         263</td>
<td class="r data">    10.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       3,534</td>
<td class="r data">         401</td>
<td class="r data">    11.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,418</td>
<td class="r data">         166</td>
<td class="r data">    11.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,116</td>
<td class="r data">         235</td>
<td class="r data">    11.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       3,128</td>
<td class="r data">         288</td>
<td class="r data">     9.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,241</td>
<td class="r data">         126</td>
<td class="r data">    10.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,887</td>
<td class="r data">         162</td>
<td class="r data">     8.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,234</td>
<td class="r data">         207</td>
<td class="r data">     9.3</td>
<td class="r data">         904</td>
<td class="r data">          94</td>
<td class="r data">    10.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,330</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">     8.5</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         159</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">     7.5</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">     8.2</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">     6.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         207</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">     6.3</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">     6.7</td>
<td class="r data">         103</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         190</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">     3.7</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         207</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">     6.3</td>
<td class="r data">         120</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">     7.5</td>
<td class="r data">          87</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">     4.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         206</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">     3.5</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">     8.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         207</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
<td class="r data">          94</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         183</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">     8.2</td>
<td class="r data">          94</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">     9.6</td>
<td class="r data">          89</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">     6.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         144</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    10.4</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">     9.6</td>
<td class="r data">          71</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    11.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         121</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">     6.3</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">     5.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         135</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">     5.9</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">     6.0</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">     5.9</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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